Bird watching remains popular in Ohio

11:38 PM,
May 19, 2013

Written by

Dick Martin

I suspect many readers think bird watchers mostly are little old ladies in tennis shoes who march along forest trails with binoculars and occasionally shout, "Look, on that limb. It's a fat-bellied beer sipper." Nothing could be further from the truth. Bird watchers come in all ages and from all walks of life. They love their birds - spending an average of $4 billion per year to feed wild ones and an additional $1 billion on feeders, baths and houses.

All told, 46.7 million Americans consider themselves birders, and the activity continues to surge - growing faster than mountain biking or ...